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shmancy

shmancy is the alternative spelling of schmancy.

Meaning of schmancy

Adjective

schmancy (comparative schmancier, superlative schmanciest)

  1. (derogatory, informal) Fancy, especially in a contrived or pretentious fashion.
    • But thanks to the charmless chunk of schmancy condos now going up on Brooklyn’s Fourth Avenue (the Champs Élysées of auto parts stores), the rooftop sunsets we savored in summers past were, it turns out, our last.2007 August 10, Lynn Harris, “On the Roof, a Weaning From Weeding”, in The New York Times
    Synonyms:
    fancy-schmancy

Forms of shmancy

comparativeshmancier
superlativeshmanciest

Origin of shmancy

From shm- + fancy.

Questions about shmancy

What is shmancy the alternative spelling of?
Shmancy is the alternative spelling of schmancy.

Words near shmancy in the dictionary

  1. shmaltziest
  2. shmaltzy
  3. shmalz
  4. shmancier
  5. shmanciest
  6. shmancy
  7. shmashana
  8. shmata
  9. shmatas
  10. shmate
  11. shmates

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